HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
DC · US
501(C)(4) organization. Received $200,000 grant in 2024. Purpose: PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION
Tracked direct giving
$576,095
LDA reported lobbying spend
$1,050,000
Connections
4
How money flowed from HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA directed $576K to THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND across 3 contributions between March 2023 and October 2023.
Outside Spending and Dark Money
Dark money is election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors: 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar non-committee filers (FEC Form 5 and Form 9). Registered super PACs also make independent expenditures. But they itemize their donors with the FEC, so their spending is not dark money. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.
IRS 990 Schedule I Grant Chain
Grants between nonprofits reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule I. Grants between organizations are one route for dark money. A nonprofit may receive a grant from one entity and then spend that money on election ads.
IRS 990 Schedule I grants given
$40,000
| Grantee | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARIZONA FREE ENTERPRISE CLUB | $40,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC POLICY, EDUCATION |
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$250,000
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Heritage Foundation | $200,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION |
| The 85 Fund | $50,000 | 2023 | 501c3 Activities Only |
Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I (Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations) via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and IRS 990 XML e-files. Grant amounts represent the most recent filing year available.
IRS 990 data lags a year or more behind filing. Grants shown are for the stated tax year and do not establish current-cycle funding.
Methodology Disclosure
Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates. QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.
Lobbying Activity Detail
Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.
Top Lobbying Issues
Lobbying Firms Retained
Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings
Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.
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Donations Given and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND | $500,000 | Mar 2, 2023 | 2024 |
| THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND | $75,000 | Oct 18, 2023 | 2024 |
| THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND | $1,095 | Jun 25, 2023 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gave money to | ARIZONA FREE ENTERPRISE CLUB | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $40,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: PUBLIC POLICY, EDUCATION | Source |
| Lobbied on | Kids Online Safety Act (S.1409, 118th Congress) | LDA filing: lobbied on Kids Online Safety Act, period 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30), reported amount $260,000 | Source |
| Received money from | The Heritage Foundation | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $200,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | The 85 Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: 501c3 Activities Only | Source |